History Series / Informer

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''Informer'' is a British thriller miniseries by Creator/TheBBC. It also stars Creator/JessicaRaine.

Raza (Nabhaan Rizwan) is a young second generation British-Pakistani man from East London who's coerced by Gabe (Creator/PaddyConsidine), a Counter-Terrorism Officer, into informing for him. Gabe, who has a past he wants to remain secret, is joined by Holly (Bel Powley), his new and ambitious partner whose endless curiosity becomes a threat to him. As the central counter-terrorism investigation heats up, the stakes for all three, their families, and relationships get higher and higher in the run up to an apparent terrorist attack. It also stars Creator/JessicaRaine.

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* YourMom: Surprisingly PlayedForDrama. Raza and Nasir are both examples of MamasBoy to their stepmother, but when Nasir starts to be radicalized by Akash, Akash gets to him by referring to his mother as an unmarried "whore", and Raza ''flips'' when Nasir refers to her the same way.

* FelonyMisdemeanour: Two mistakes with the terrible consequences that result in Raza becoming an informant and getting involved in a vast criminal conspiracy: Raza goes to A&E with a tiny amount of MDMA, and his stepmother overstays her visa.

** Episode 5 ends with Gabe advancing menacingly on a young Asian man, surrounded by his white supremacist buddies. [[spoiler:He ends up beating the hell out of them instead.]]

-->He wasn't even my ''bloody'' son!

** Yousef's brother, Dadir, is a straight example. He's highly aggressive, unpredictable, and will beat up or even kill anyone for minor reasons.

Raza (Nabhaan Rizwan) is a young second generation British-Pakistani man from East London who's coerced by Gabe (Creator/PaddyConsidine), a Counter-Terrorism Officer, into informing for him. Gabe, who has a past he wants to remain secret, is joined by Holly (Bel Powley), his new and ambitious partner whose endless curiosity becomes a threat to him. As the central counter-terrorism investigation heats up, the stakes for all three, their families, and relationships get higher and higher in the run up to an apparent terrorist attack. It also stars Creator/JessicaRaine.

Raza (Nabhaan Rizwan), a young second generation British-Pakistani man from East London who is coerced by Gabe (Creator/PaddyConsidine), a Counter-Terrorism Officer into informing for him. Gabe, who has a past he wants to remain secret, is joined by Holly (Bel Powley), his new and ambitious partner whose endless curiosity becomes a threat to him. As the central counter-terrorism investigation heats up, the stakes for all three, their families and relationships, get higher and higher, in the run up to an apparent terrorist attack. It also stars Creator/JessicaRaine.

* HollywoodAutism: Holly, despite being female, has most of these qualities: she's full of BrutalHonesty, she has no friends, doesn't get on with her family, devoid of empathy, and lacking compassion.

** Raza realises that his boxing coach is [[spoiler:Big Shot]] when he sees the name written on the wall.

* YourMom: Surprisingly PlayedForDrama. Raza and Nasir are both examples of MamasBoy to their stepmother, but when Nasir starts to be radicalised by Akash, Akash gets to him by referring to his mother as an unmarried "whore", and Raza ''flips'' when Nasir refers to her the same way.

** This is teased as having happened with Gabe in the past to the white supremacy group.

** The photograph at the inquest of [[spoiler:Holly]] dead in the shooting.

* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: Bringing a girl in who has just OD'd will do that.

** Yousef's brother, Dadir, is a straight example. He's highly aggressive, unpredictable, and will beat up or even kill anyone for minor reasons.

* TheInformant: The whole show is this PlayedForDrama. It's a ''very'' scary situation.

Raza (Nabhaan Rizwan), a young second generation British-Pakistani man from East London who is coerced by Gabe (Creator/PaddyConsidine), a Counter-Terrorism Officer into informing for him. Gabe, who has a past he wants to remain secret, is joined by Holly (Bel Powley), his new and ambitious partner whose endless curiosity becomes a threat to him. As the central counter-terrorism investigation heats up, the stakes for all three, their families and relationships, get higher and higher, in the run up to an apparent terrorist attack.

* TheInformer: The whole show is this PlayedForDrama.

Raza (Nabhaan Rizwan), a young second generation British-Pakistani man from East London who is coerced by Gabe (Creator/PaddyConsidine), a Counter-Terrorism Officer into informing for him. Gabe, who has a past he wants to remain secret, is joined by Holly (Bel Powley), his new and ambitious partner whose endless curiosity becomes a threat to him. As the central counter-terrorism investigation heats up, the stakes for all three, their families and relationships, get higher and higher, in the run up to an apparent terrorist attack.